This event is a total waste of time... nothing substantial will be done. Only token gestures to shut the masses up, then they will invent something else to make us all forget about it and they will continue to exploit the poor.
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LIVE 8
by tijkmo inwhat are the chances of getting a ticket.
last updated: tuesday, 31 may, 2005, 15:54 gmt 16:54 uk e-mail this to a friend printable version geldof unveils live 8 show plans .
watch the launchbob geldof has unveiled plans for a repeat of 1985's live aid concert, called live 8, to highlight the ongoing problem of global poverty and debt.. the free event will be held in london's hyde park on 2 july with concerts in philadelphia, paris, rome and berlin.
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2005 Barbecue Is Definitely On!
by Englishman insaturday seems to be much preferred over sunday, so this years bbq will be held on saturday, july 9th, commencing around 2 pm.
location is our home in weston super mare.
as usual, the day will be very boozy and proceedings will conclude in the waverley pub.
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Unless some sort of miracle happens (yeah right god hates me) I wont be coming.
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Is it time to demollish the welfare state in the UK
by Gill init's an unfortunate fact that the uk is gradually slip sliding away in the ranks of great achieving countries.. our tennis players aspire to greatness but slip at the last, and often first hurdle.
our national health service though catering to all, is no where near the quality it should be.
i can vouch for that fact from last weekends experience, having to call an emergency doctor out to see my son, he missed totally what was wrong with him.
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Bear in mind that my previous praises of the system are my ONLY praises.
I currently hate this system, I went for a medical review a couple of months ago. Took all my evidence with me, including a detailed analysis from my hospital specialist. I was under the impression I was going to be examined... he asked about 5 questions and that was it, and he read and took a copy of the evidence. Then I was told a week later my benefits have been stopped!
So I have appealed, I am on 40% less money, and when I got the forms for the appeal from the Welfare Rights agency, I was AMAZED at how many questions I should have been asked, there were LOADS.
The doctor was an idiot. He should not be doing that job, he didnt do it properly. I put that on my reasons for the appeal too. I was not asked any relevant questions.
I find it so wrong that people can so easily cheat the JSA system yet when people are genuinely unable to work they get put through all this shit and get less money than the JSA people. I was told by someone who worked with ill people that they do this ALL THE TIME, and its mostly deliberate. They just want to get people to give up so they dont have to pay them. I will be waiting at least 2-3 more months for my appeal hearing. If I am lucky. This gives you an idea of how many people they screw over. I can understand the need to be vigilant about it but this just takes the piss...
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Is it time to demollish the welfare state in the UK
by Gill init's an unfortunate fact that the uk is gradually slip sliding away in the ranks of great achieving countries.. our tennis players aspire to greatness but slip at the last, and often first hurdle.
our national health service though catering to all, is no where near the quality it should be.
i can vouch for that fact from last weekends experience, having to call an emergency doctor out to see my son, he missed totally what was wrong with him.
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What people dont realise is that this problem IS being tackled.
One of the things Tony Blair introduced a few years ago was "New Deal". Now if there is anything that he has done right, this is it. What it does is force the long term (6 month or more) unemployed to work for their benefits. They get put on a full time work experience placement, or go to college, or are forced to do community work. It lasts 26 weeks and they have no choice to do it or their benefits are sanctioned for 13 weeks minimum.
Now IMO that is a very good way to sort this out. The work experience placements are mostly working for charities and voluntary organisations. A proportion of the street cleaners / bin men etc are on New Deal. They all have to do 1 day a week of training to get a qualification to improve their employability.
However there ARE major flaws in this: Firstly people on New Deal get paid extra money. This is not too bad because they ARE working full time. The problem is they even get the extra money if they choose the education option. Which makes me mad, because they are not working.
I've been on both sides. In my late teenage years I was a dole dosser and had no intention of working. When I was a JW I had a cleaning job (that didnt last very long). Eventually, I was forced onto New Deal and got a job. Which was boring but at least I was doing something, and it was good work for a good organisation that actually benefits people instead of robbing them.
Then what happens? My curse kicks in and I get too sick to work. Contract ends, they dont renew it. I hate my life. -
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What's your favorite soap opera
by Netty inallright all you closet soap opera fans, now is the time to come clean!
what is your favorite soap opera and why?
dont lie, ya know you watch 'em.
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I dont have a TV. But when I did have one, I made sure never to miss Sunset Beach unless there was no way of avoiding it...
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Unplanned pregnancy?!
by JW83 inthis sort of follows on from another thread about having kids.. is there anyone else out there coping with raising a child from an unplanned pregnancy?
i got pregnant about 18 months after i left the borg & i sure as hell blame my lack of experience/knowledge!
it has been a pretty rough ride ...
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I was unplanned and unwanted, and suffered as a result of it. I was a total mistake. Dont ever hate your kids if they are unplanned its not their fault and its not fair.
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Can I get Reproved or Disfellowshipped for not...
by Smoky inpreaching (door to door), commenting, or giving talks?.
i am currently fading away, but i occasionaly go to the meetings, just to show my face from time to time, basically to maintain my relationships with friends and family.
i guess leaving everything, is a jump i am not ready for, just yet.
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So you tell the brothers that you are ill and you haven't got the physical strength to preach and meeting attendance well they can't do anything to you.
Thats not entirely true. I remember the day that I was ill, and I was dragged out to the KH... they didnt care I was ill. That was one of the things that triggered my doubts. -
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Why do the English make fun of 'gingers'??
by Jez in.
were orange haired people thought to be from some tainted lineage?
just curious jez
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More to the point, why is it socially aceptable to put ginger people down based on the hair colour they were born with yet as soon as someone drops the N bomb they are evil?
More bullshit double standards. There is no difference between picking on gingers because of their hair colour and picking on black people because of their skin colour. -
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Explain you religion/beliefs in a nutshell
by devinsmom inlately i have been pondering my lack of a belief system.
i think that being a jw really turned me off to believing in anything since it was all crammed down my throat.. i have been feeling a need to believe in something.
i think i believe that something created us but not sure if it was one god or many.
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My beliefs in a nut shell:
Religion is the source of most evil on this planet and the human race would be better off without it.
There is one universal law that is all that people need to obey and its "Treat others how you want to be treated". If only people would listen to that... -
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Share your talent with us!
by Terry inwhat do you do that shows your talent?
share it here.. here are three of my music compositions.
three different styles for your delectation.. http://trex.rfsoc.org.uk/home.php.
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Heres my talent: